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Commentary Starters

-for use with essays, paragraphs, and journals

Analysis

This reveals…

This shows…

This demonstrates…

This means… or The words __x_ in the passage mean…

This illustrates/highlights/exemplifies…

One can see from this…

This is interesting/fascinating/disturbing because…

It is important to notice that…

Author

The author reveals/shows/presents/emphasizes/suggests…

The author wants the reader to understand…

The author’s use of __x__ is revealing because…

The author’s purpose of __x__ is achieved in this quote when…

The author includes this in the story to show…

The author’s point/idea is…

Language

The repetition of _x_ (words, symbols, images) shows. . .

The _x_ symbolizes…

We are meant to understand that…

The point of this conversation is…

This passage/quote is effective because…

This event in the novel shows/proves/explains…

Because of this…

This quote/passage adds to the reader’s appreciation of the story/poem because…

Character/Conflict

The character makes this decision/says this quote because…

Because of this event, the character must _x_, and he/she says…

At this point in the story, the character is realizing…

When the character makes this choice we see that…

In making this choice the story changes in this way…

The character has a choice between _x_ and _y_; the choice he/she makes reveals…

The character’s choice has the following consequences…

Conclusion

The author has used the character _w_ to show that _x_ is _y_. As a reader, we are meant to understand…

At the end of the story, the character has come to realize/understand…

When we come to the last paragraph of the story, the reader is meant to understand that –X’s_ decision to _y_ was based upon _z_. This is important because…

The author wants the reader to understand…

Although the character began the story believing _x_, the events of the story caused him/her to have a change of heart/mind/attitude. Now, the character is _y_ and this would not have been possible without _z_.

Commentary Starters

-for use with essays, paragraphs, and journals

Analysis

This reveals…

This shows…

This demonstrates…

This means… or The words __x_ in the passage mean…

This illustrates/highlights/exemplifies…

One can see from this…

This is interesting/fascinating/disturbing because…

It is important to notice that…

Author

The author reveals/shows/presents/emphasizes/suggests…

The author wants the reader to understand…

The author’s use of __x__ is revealing because…

The author’s purpose of __x__ is achieved in this quote when…

The author includes this in the story to show…

The author’s point/idea is…

Language

The repetition of _x_ (words, symbols, images) shows. . .

The _x_ symbolizes…

We are meant to understand that…

The point of this conversation is…

This passage/quote is effective because…

This event in the novel shows/proves/explains…

Because of this…

This quote/passage adds to the reader’s appreciation of the story/poem because…

Character/Conflict

The character makes this decision/says this quote because…

Because of this event, the character must _x_, and he/she says…

At this point in the story, the character is realizing…

When the character makes this choice we see that…

In making this choice the story changes in this way…

The character has a choice between _x_ and _y_; the choice he/she makes reveals…

The character’s choice has the following consequences…

Conclusion

The author has used the character _w_ to show that _x_ is _y_. As a reader, we are meant to understand…

At the end of the story, the character has come to realize/understand…

When we come to the last paragraph of the story, the reader is meant to understand that –X’s_ decision to _y_ was based upon _z_. This is important because…

The author wants the reader to understand…

Although the character began the story believing _x_, the events of the story caused him/her to have a change of heart/mind/attitude. Now, the character is _y_ and this would not have been possible without _z_.

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